spandril
- a variation of spandrel.
Example Sentences
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LXI.; the half of which, or the flank filling of any arch, is called a spandril.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
Radiated foliage, more or less referred to the centre, or to the bottom of the spandril for its origin; single figures with expanded wings often answering the same purpose.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
The spandril spaces are filled with dragon-like monsters on a green ground.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by Jackson, F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton)
Every spandril of the lower arcade was intended to have been occupied by an ornament resembling the one given in that plate.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
One of the spandril decorations of Bayeux Cathedral is given in the “Seven Lamps,” Plate VII. fig.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John
